choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
interval; step; pitch; key
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
both hands; both arms; ten
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
travelling alone; solitary journey
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
antiquity; the previous era
a long time ago; long before now
solitude; loneliness; isolation
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly